Daily News of Port Angeles, The (Newspaper) - February 8, 1973, Port Angeles, Washington The world Loos WASHINGTON AP Secretary of State William Rogers said today the United States expects a Laos ceasefire soon and a withdrawal of all foreign forces from that By some North Vietnamese troops are in which has been a prime transit route for North Vietnamese forces heading to neighboring South Saigon report SAIGON AP The four parties to the Vietnam ceasefire agreement held a series of meetings making arrangements for the release of the first group of American prisoners held in south Vietnam this officials A senior American official in Saigon said Wednesday that the first group would be freed but later reports from Defense Department sources in Washington said 27 prisoners of war would be handed over on officials said representatives of the United North and South Vietnam and the Viet Cong were ironing out the final details They would not Rail strike WASHINGTON AP Congress moved to halt the Penn Central Railroad strike today and to give itself and the ad ministration more time to provide a permanent Both the Senate Labor Committee and the House Commerce Committee met hurriedly to consider various proposals dealing with the Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana said some sort of measure would be ready for floor action by early He said he hoped it could be passed In Bangkok BANGKOK AP Henry Kissinger arrived in Bangkok tonight to confer with Thai leaders and the American ambassadors to Indochina before taking off for Hanoi and President Nixons top foreign affairs stepped from the plane that brought him from Washington about and drove with his 25 member entourage straight to the governmentowned Senate okay WASHINGTON AP The Senate today confirmed Caspar Weinberger as secretary of Education and despite Democratic criticism of his role in helping shape budget cuts proposed by the Nixon The nomination was the last ot President Nixons new Cabinet nominations to be acted upon by the The vote was 61 to Harold and Edward delivered lengthy Senate speeches against the praising the nominees ability while denouncing his role as budget director in fashioning sharp reductions for domestic Wall Street NEW YORK AP The stock market slumped slightly today in heavy trading as the dollar weakness another bank indicated it might hike its prime rate and the Penn Central Railroad strike contributed to investor The noon Dow Jones average of 30 industrials was unchanged at It was off more than 9 points in early Declining issues on the New York Stock Exchange outnumbered gaining issues 855 to Whats Inside Classified 15 Editorial page Port Todays TV Weather Western Saturday through precipitation indicated in the interior valleys but a chance of showers in the coastal Temperatures continuing near the seasonal normals with highs in the 40s and lows 25 to Eastern Saturday through sunny days with slowly moderating Highs mostly in the 30s and lows from the 10s north to 20s Seen around i the clock People at Post Office enjoying chirps of shipment of baby chicks Ruth Wells happy with anonymous gift mysteriously left for Hot Meals for Senior Yearold tot taking off diaper and rinsing it just like Burger barrage Kommandos of kitchen moil meat SEATTLE little band of kitchen incensed by rising meat urged here Thursday to write their with We cant afford to buy lets mail said 47yearold Shirley 1 mailed a pound of the cheapest at 58 to Henry Jackson I hope the package doesnt an activist in the Peoples Party which put up candidates in 12 states at the 1972 presidential presided over the start of the cam Wednesday at a Seattle With a all accompanied by their little Shirley handed out pamphlets to shoppers for three asking them to mail hamburger to I spent only 58 cents for the hamburger but it cost me for the she It was worth Shoppers accepted the pamphlet and it was mostly young housewives who read it and nodded I dont expect them to be able to afford to send a pound hamburger with the said a sprightly goodlooking and mother of But I believe many will send a couple of ounces By TOM REEDY Associated Press Writer She apologized in a way for whatever inconvenience this may the Post especially if the meat is just a little We have no quarrel with Our quarrel is with the senators and congressmen who are so gung ho over military People cannot afford to buy meat at these This is a danger for their children who could become That to in this is a old Maurita with an infant in helped distribute the leaflets and said they are turning us into We just cannot afford to eat she said of her We can buy meat for the babies but not for Inside the hamburger was going for 98 cents a pork chops at pork sausage at 98 boneless beef at Tbone steaks at and tenderloin fillet at Said Siegel My husband and I have tried to keep our family on a balanced We both Our grocery was a month until Now it is up to If we dont do something about who will A store manager shrugged his What can I do about it he asked OF PORT ANGELES February 1973 256th Issue of 57th Year 16 Pages 10 Cents Budget session Evans might have to use cord leg cant act on a main state budget in the current 60day regular session and probably shouldnt even Evans He also told a news conference Wednesday he will initiate talks among legislators next week to start tax reform moving I think it is foolish to try to push them to get action on the budget within 60 Evans that would be abdicating legislative He said he agrees with who say there isnt enough legislative input into Even if they go 100 or 110 days before passing the they still dont have as much as much un and as much knowledge about the budget as they should Although a special session is a timing is up in the the governor He also indicated it was tied up with discussion in both parties of a continuing A session would almost have to be by the first of June so that the appropriations could be ready by July we would go into the new biennium With no But if Republicans and Democrats can reach an agreement on a continuing legislature procedure for the special it would likely carry a recommendation when to start the I am sure I would respond to whatever recommendation were Evans K there is no agreement I guess I will have to look at my hole card to see when would be the most auspicious time to call He didnt specify what his hole card might He expects to call a meeting early next week of legislators who have shown the greatest interest and greatest back ground in the Senate and House on tax the governor The failure of so many major school district special levies this week makes action by the legislature this session even more important and Evans On other Evans said meetings of state and federal officials in it now appears the impact of President Nixons budget cutting on the state budget will not be too Senate was wrong Wednesday to reduce the supplemental budget to deny a four per cent pay raise to public It will create problems in retention and recruiting key state has created by executive order a state Power and Energy Policy Council and asked it to report findings and recommendations to him in two Maybe 40 dead in jet fighter crash Senate okays state pay hike AP State employes from the president of the University of Washington to the men who mow the capital lawn would get a month pay hike under a budget approved by the Senate Dan Evans says its wrong and a little bit demagogic but the chairman of the committee which will handle the in the House predicts the lower chamber will go along with As the went to the Senate it provided for raises averaging 4 per cent for college and university employes and 4 per cent or a whichever is for other state The Senate adopted an amendment by Robert providing for the flat The vote was 26 to with supporters arguing that workers in the higher brackets didnt need 4 per cent increases to keep up with the cost of The change means a smaller pay raise for employes outside of higher education who earn more than a The impact in higher education is harder to assess because the percentages there would have The increases will be retroactive to 1 if the clears the Legislature by The measure contains million in appropriations for the rest of this ending June It was approved 38 to I think the flat is Evans said at his news It may be easy politically for some to be a little bit But what it means is many key people in state government will be working for much lower than prevailing means that it will be that much harder to retain and infinitely more trouble to hire key My main conern is that this is not to become the pattern of the budget for the next If that happens we are in for some very difficult The now goes to the House Ways and Means I think we will probably sell it in the said the committees John The consensus of people here is that the 4 per cent or is a cost of living If is for those at the lower its adequate at the The cost of living hasnt increased any more for While the Senate was debating the the House approved a rules change governing how to handle appropriation It would call for the Ways and Means Committee as a rather than subcommittees on appropriations and to handle appropriations bills exceeding million and revenue measures with a fouryear impact of Republicans moved unsuccessfully to have the new rule amended to also require that any bills with a financial impact of more than over four years automatically referred to the Jerry said the states budget was thrown into the red buy or million last year by bills not considered by the Majority Leader Robert D opposed the saying it would just clutter up Ways and AP Disaster crews today continued pulling bodies from the steaming rubble of a wooden apartment building that exploded into flame when a Navy fighter jet plunged through the Six bodies had been found by midmorning and the local fire chief said as many as 40 residents may have been Search widens for missing Tacoma girls The search for two Tacoma girls reported missing Tuesday in the second and third beach area five miles south of LaPush has been enlarged according to Clallam County Sheriff Harley Bishop and Jack of Olympic National The girls have been identified as Sandra Steverson and Sally Cardozo Miss is described as wearing a red blue jeans and stocking With her was a small white Miss Cardozo was reported wearing a dark green blue jeans and had braided She also was accompanied by a We are depending on the dogs in the Bishop NO AGES are Both girls are one five eleven the other six one said the Both are college We are very said They had sleeping bags and warm The Cordozo girl had training in survival from Outward One Army helicopter from Fort Lewis joined the search about 9 Searching on land are rangers and Unit 100 of Washington Explorer Search and Rescue from the Port Angeles They began searching about 5 today equipped with 48hour packs and The area of the search is rather said especially near the The project has a search and rescue mission number from the state which provides state industrial insurance coverage for all said No evidence of the girls had been found at 11 At least 17 persons were reported The crash Wednesday night demolished the Tahoe Apartments building and fiery debris and jet fuel set fire to two adjacent apartment buildings in this island community in San Francisco The pilot and sole occupant of the A7 on a short flight from Lemoore Naval Air Station near was missing and the Navy said it could not confirm reports he had bailed out just before the He was identified as Robert Lee from attached to a Navy squadron at Alameda County Chief Deputy Coroner Roland Prahl said the heat was so intense from the fire that many of the victims may have been totally including even their bones and Some may never be he Its quite possible many of the bodies were cremated to the point where they will never be Fire Chief Ernest Servente estimated that 42 to 45 tenants 1930s vintage 27unit which witnesses said caved in in less than two minutes after the I heard screaming coming from inside the said Wayne an It got worse and worse and then Many of the buildings residents were families of Navy men assigned to the Shooting range saga nearby Alameda Naval Air Navy Darrel Engwell said the Navy had ruled out the possibility Ward was attempting an emergency landing at the because he would have contacted the base first and there was no communication with Servente said that it probably will take all day for coroners officials and rescue squad members to sift through the heap of steaming rubble that remained of the Authorities said that in more than 200 persons were believed living in the buildings affected by the crash and fire in the San Francisco Bay area Theres no question theyre going to be pulling bodies out of Theres no knowing how many are said city councilman Malcolm Intense heat prevented workers from entering the rubble for several hours after the PST Workers wear ing asbestos clothing and firemen protected by a stream of water finally were able to start a search of the charred Military investigators prowled L in a hunt for pieces of the The building struck by the A7 Corsair was a One of the adjoining apartment buildings was another Witnesses in the residential area said they heard a whining noise just before the Board of Adjustment permit is postponed The next move in the controversy over whether a shooting range should be established south of Port Angeles appears to be up to the County Board of Adjust Action which would result in a court review of the Board of Adjustments permit to allow the gun range was postponed The permit was approved by the board last month after two hearings at which area property owners opposed the range and sportsmen and law enforcement A boxcar of PaUl and Pacific Railroad loaded with plywood left Us track and tipped over about two miles east of Wednesday at the company reported The which caused negligible is under said foreman Until the car is they wont know if the derailment was the fault of the boxcar or the While the operation takes place railroad traffic on the track will not be said Daily News photo by Mary Lynch officers supported the 10position firing Property owners in the area went to the county to stop the Sportsmen have approached the Port Angeles City Council to request certain modifications in the lease the writ of review was allowed by Clallam County Superior Court Judge Chamberlin upon request of attorneys representing both The postponement will extend until after the next board and leaves the next possibility of any change in the permit to the Date of the next meeting falls on a holiday and may be After the board approved a permit to allow the land south of Scribner Road to be used as a firing chairwoman Darlene Kays told Charles Raab the board would hear his complaints about conditions that must be met by the Raab speaks for the Olympic Peninsula which plans to build the THE BOARD approved the permit by a 32 vote with the chairwoman casting the deciding The 40 acres of property are owned by the City of Port Angeles but located in the It is now zoned for forestry Sportsmen and law enforcement officers contend that a safe firing range is needed to cut down on indiscriminate and promiscuous firing of guns in the Property owners contend the range may not be completely safe and would be located in an area which will be heavily They also complain of the In a request earlier this week to the Port Angeles City sportsmen asked the land be leased for 25 with a 25year usage by State Department of Natural Resources be allowed for improvement of the permission for other outdoor organizations to enter the agreement be the city provide access to the range
